Cast Members are testing the Disneyland Railroad a week before its reopening and construction walls are down from all the train stations.
Disneyland Railroad Testing
Cast Members were testing with engine number 3, the Fred Gurley, and the Holiday Green set of cars. There were tests in the mornings and afternoons of Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28.
Though we only confirmed this one engine and trainset were running, all signals were activated for testing, too. The signals are usually only necessary if multiple trains are running at the same time.
Train Stations
Construction walls are gone from around the Main Street, U.S.A. station. The station itself was refurbished during a closure last year, but walls went up when the Disneyland Railroad closed again in January.
Crews are replacing a different section of train tracks during each closure. There will be two more phases later this year. This phase was focused on the track running from Main Street, U.S.A. to New Orleans Square.
Speaking of New Orleans Square, most construction walls are also gone from this station. Like the Main Street station, the walls were up around the tracks, not all of the station’s structures.
The only construction walls that remain at this station are around the site of the former radio house. The historic building was badly damaged during a fire in late 2022. Construction walls have been up ever since and the building was recently demolished.
The New Orleans Square train station is a replica of a set from the 1948 Disney film “So Dear To My Heart.” The radio house was used in the “Two Brothers” segment of The American Adventure film at EPCOT.
All the train stations have barriers blocking their entrances.
Construction walls are gone from the Tomorrowland train station, too. We did notice that the station’s billboard has been repaired, with the images changing for the first time in recent memory.
The retro billboard displays images using long rotating pyramid-shaped pieces. The images showcase some of the signs guests see on the Disneyland Railroad, including the Primeval Whirl diorama.
Lastly, the Mickey’s Toontown train station is also free of construction walls. The only signs of ongoing work were some folding chairs and a table sitting in the queue.
The Disneyland Railroad will reopen on March 7. The dates of its next closure have not been announced. The Disneyland Railroad Guided Tour will resume in late March.
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